Finance Department has issued a resolution dated June 19, 2026 under the signature of Anil Kumar, Joint Secretary, Government of Bihar under the order of Governor Bihar which has been published in the Bihar Gazette on June 23, 2026 regarding the punishment order of Rajiv Kumar, Assistant Commissioner. It reads: "Shri Rajiv Kumar (Bihar Financial Administration Service), Assistant Commissioner, Provident Fund Directorate, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna was earlier employed as Junior Accounts Assistant, Electricity Supply, Lower Division, Gogri, Khagaria in North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited. Maheshkhunt police station case number – 298/2022 dated – 09.12.2022 is registered regarding the revenue embezzlement and financial irregularities committed by him during the said employment. The facts of the said financial irregularity, revenue embezzlement and police station incident were registered by North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna, through letter no. 337, dated 18.072023, reported to the Finance Department. Prima facie, the allegations reported against Shri Kumar were found to be true."
The resolution states that on the basis of available evidence, chargesheet was framed against the accused officer in the light of the relevant provisions of Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules - 2005 (as amended from time to time), in which four serious charges were made as follows:-
Charge No. 1:- It has been informed vide memorandum no. 337, dated 18.07.2023 of North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna that you are already employed on the post of Junior Accounts Assistant, Electricity Supply Lower Division, Gogri, Khagaria and have been accused of revenue embezzlement and financial irregularities in the period from June, 2017 to December, 2020. An FIR has been registered against you (Maheshkhunt police station case number – 298/2022 dated – 09.12.2022).
Charge No. 2:-Your resignation letter was rejected by your former employer due to not obtaining permission to apply for recruitment in other service, not obtaining no objection certificate before contributing to other service, contributing to other service without getting the resignation letter accepted, not making proper transfer of charge and not clarifying the status of dues to the company/not being due.
Charge No. 3: No information/fact has been mentioned in paragraph 11 (a) of the verification form dedicated by you in the order of document/certificate verification dated 22.012019 in the Finance Department for appointment to the post of Accounts Officer (details related to whether you are serving or have been in the Central or State Government or semi-government body or autonomous body or public undertaking or any firm or institution). Whereas as per the referred letter of North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna, you were posted in the said body. It is clear that at the time of appointment under the Finance Department, the fact regarding your posting on the post of Junior Accounts Assistant under North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna was hidden in the verification form submitted by you.
Charge No. 4: At the time of appointment to the post of Accounts Officer in Bihar Financial Administration Service, you were also holding the post of Junior Accounts Assistant under North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna. At present you are holding two posts at the same time, which is against the relevant rules of Bihar Service Code.
By providing a copy of the above constituted charge sheet vide departmental letter no. 10255 dated 17.11.2023, a written clarification was demanded from the accused officer within 7 (seven) days, in response to which the written allegation was submitted on 27.11.2023. The said statement was found unsatisfactory and rejected by the department.
Under Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules - 2005 Rule 17 (2) to investigate the allegations against the accused officer in the prescribed manner, by Departmental Office Order No. 2867, dated 15.03.2024, Joint Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna was nominated as the Operating Officer and Assistant Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Patna was nominated as the Presentation Officer.
In the investigation report submitted by the Operating Officer, allegations no. 1 and 3 made against the accused officer were reported as proved, charge no. 2 was partially proved and charge no. 4 was reported as unproven.
Based on the findings of the investigation report, in the light of Rule 18 (3) of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules - 2005, while providing a copy of the investigation report, through departmental letter no. 8913 dated 16.08.2024, Shri Kumar was directed to submit his representation / request within 15 days, in the light of which Shri Kumar did so on 05.09.2024. Submitted his written representation.
A detailed review of the investigation report and the representation of the accused officer was done by the disciplinary authority. On the basis of evidence and legal provisions, charge numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 (all four charges) were found proved by the disciplinary authority. Therefore, through departmental letter no. 10688, dated 09.10.2025, a written representation was again demanded from Shri Kumar from the accused officer in the light of Rule 18 (3) of Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules - 2005, which he submitted on 31.10.2025. After reviewing the written representation received from the accused officer, the disciplinary authority found it not logical and rejected it.
The resignation letter submitted by the accused officer was rejected by his previous employer, hence he will be legally considered to be working in his previous post. It was found illegal for him to be employed in two different institutions at the same time and hold posts at both the places.
Prescribed advice was sought from Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna through departmental letter no. 12592 dated 11.12.2025 and reminder letter no. 566 dated 09.03.2026. The Commission expressed its consent to the proposed punishment (dismissal) through letter no. 4909, dated 09.03.2026 and letter no. 202, dated 17.04.2026.
Therefore, as per the decision of the disciplinary authority in the light of the consent received from Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna, the punishment of "dismissal, which will not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government" under Rule - 14 (X) of Bihar Government Servants (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005, is communicated to Shri Rajeev Kumar (Bihar Financial Administration Service), Assistant Commissioner, Provident Fund Directorate, Bihar, Patna. The punishment of dismissal from service will be effective from the date of issue of the resolution.
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